Happy 2016! Welcome to our monthly recap of stories relating to The Internet of Unintended Consequences. This month’s stories cover many issues including: how tech has changed the way we mourn; 7 top tech trends for 2016; the year in pictures 2015; identity theft protection firm sued; the AI wars; guiding students with digital citizenship problems; 2015 the year in data; robot clubs draw girls; and more.

These are some of the articles, reports, posts, etc. that caught our attention this month. We originally send them out through our twitter account @I_oUC, so follow us to get them as we find them. But many of them are such great resources we don’t want you to miss them, so we’ve decided to put them as a monthly recap. The links will take you to their original sources, whether Lexology, PC Mag, SC Mag, NLR, and/or others. Enjoy and let us know some of the stories you’ve found interesting this month. Just share in the comments below.